Tjikembang off to Hongkong A very large crowd will be gathered in and around the Customs Jetty early this morning, for nearly 450 passengers are to board a tender and sail under the flag of the Netherlands down to Woosung, where they are to be transferred to the Java-China-Japan line s. Tjikembang for Hongkong and Batavia. The Tjikembang was to arrive at the "safe anchorage" at an early hour this morning, and will be sailing in the afternoon.
The tender will leave the Customs Jetty with passengers and their baggage promptly at 8 o'clock this morning, and should be back again by 4 o'clock this afternoon with a number of disembarking passengers. No naval escort will be provided for the journey to and from the ship, but the tender will carry both the British and the Netherlands flags, which will be displayed in prominent. positions.
Other sailings to-day include two Indo-China ships, the Chaksang, which sails from Hunts Wharf at noon for Swatow and Hongkong, &nd the Fausang, which sails at the same hour for Tsingtao, Chefoo and Tientsin, from the Peking Road Jetty.
The Blue Funnel s. Talthybius, from Pacific Coast ports. will arrive in the Whangpoo River on Monday, and will tie up at the " Kwanghwa Wharf, Gough Island, to load oil in bulk and to take on general cargo. The Talthybius will leave again with Passengers on Tuesday for Pacific Coast ports, via Dairen and Japan ports.
The agents, Messrs. Butterfeld Swire, take pride in the fact that this is the third Blue Funnel vessel to arrive at Woosung within one month, the others having been the Antenor, (September 18), and the Hector, (October 4).
Italian Ships Due Three Lloyd Triestino liners are due off Woosung in the near future. They are the inv. Victoria, which is expected to arrive here on October 17, the inv. Fusijama expected about October 15, and the inv. Himalaya, due in about November 20.
A number of Butterfield & Swire vessels are scheduled to leave for northern and southern ports during the next few days, The s. Taiyuan leaves for Tsingtao, Chefoo and Weihaiwei at 6 a.m. to-morrow. The s Kenchow leaves for Swatow and Hongkong to-day at 9 am. The s. Kaying, also bound for the south, leaves at noon to-morrow for Amoy, Hongkong and Haiphong. Other ships leaving are the Hsin Pêking, bound for Ningpo, which sails at 3 p.m. on Friday; the Wuhu, which Jeayes at 8am. to-day for Tungchow; and the Wusueh, which leaves at 8 am. on Sunday for Tungchow. There are five sailings each week from Chinkiang to Hankow and return.
The Taiyuan is scheduled to arrive at the French Bund about noon to-
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